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Blizzard describes a "highly empowered" partnership with Xbox following its acquisition by Microsoft — supportive collaboration exists on both sides

Blizzard president Johanna Faries describes the studio’s relationship with Xbox as highly empowered, emphasizing support, communication, and creative agency following Microsoft’s acquisition.

Windows Central

Steelcase's CTO says the AI boom will reshape office design

The dot-com wave led to the embrace of open-floor concepts. As AI usage explodes, Steelcase's Steve Miller believes the office will need to be redesigned yet again.

Fortune

I tested Microsoft Flight Simulator with this entry-level throttle quadrant from Honeycomb — the Bravo Lite is ideal for newcomers with smart control choices

Honeycomb's more affordable Bravo Throttle Quadrant Lite cuts down on some of its controls, leaving novice players with the essentials at an entry-level price.

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Beware, this fake site offers up a malicious 7-Zip installer laced with malware

Fake 7zip.com site sounds incredible, but don't be fooled.

TechRadar

As Amazon ‘Scrambles to Catch Up,’ 1 Analyst Is Jumping Ship on AMZN Stock

Amazon is ramping up a massive $200 billion AI spending push, but Wall Street is growing uneasy, and DA Davidson downgraded AMZN to Neutral.

Barchart

"Hang tight": Minecraft-inspired sandbox game returns to Steam as Microsoft drops DMCA claim, but demo issues persist

"I did not need to file a counter-claim"

GamesRadar

The Premium and PC Xbox Game Pass tiers are rumored to be merging – which could mean a price hike for PC gamers

Microsoft is apparently looking to simplify its Xbox subscriptions, and some users may end up paying more.

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Microsoft confirms Windows 11 26H1 update won't be coming to your current PC — here's why that's actually great news

Microsoft confirms Windows 11 26H1 is for Snapdragon X2 laptops only — but there's no mention of Nvidia's Arm CPU.

TechRadar

Microsoft Teams moves the 'Quit' option to Windows 11's system tray — it's trying to stop you from leaving meetings by mistake

A new Teams update will move the quit option to the system tray, stopping users from accidentally ending calls mid-meeting.

Windows Central

3 Top-Rated Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy After the Dow Breaks Through 50K

The Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed the historic 50,000 milestone for the first time on Friday. Nvidia rallied more than 7%, providing substantial firepower to the blue-chip index's advance. Wall Street analysts remain bullish on Nvidia, Amazon, and Microsoft despite elevated valuations.

Barchart

Microsoft is testing superconducting cables to make AI data centers far more efficient

Microsoft aims to explore high-temperature superconductors to reduce energy consumption and minimize the environmental impact of AI data centers worldwide.

Windows Central

Windows 10 users warned to upgrade now or risk a ‘degraded security state’ as Microsoft ends Secure Boot support

Support for Windows 10 officially ended in October 2025, and Microsoft says devices that don’t upgrade could enter a degraded security state — leaving them vulnerable to threats. Here’s what it means for your PC and how to protect it.

Tom’s Guide

Thanks to Microsoft adding all those extra features to Notepad, it now unfortunately sports one more: An exploitation vulnerability with a high security rating

At least it's easy enough to avoid, until Notepad gets patched to fix the problem.

PC Gamer

Microsoft turns to superconductors for distributing power to its AI data centers — zero-resistance cables could reduce power losses and produce zero heat

Microsoft wants to use superconducting cables to transport electricity with zero losses, allowing it to save space and build more data centers without putting more strain on the grid.

Tom’s Hardware

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Microsoft confirms that Windows 11 version 26H1 will not be updated to version 26H2 this fall — won't get a new version until 2027

Microsoft's special offshoot version of Windows 11 that's exclusive to Snapdragon X2 devices won't be getting an upgrade to version 26H2 this fall. Here's why

Tom’s Guide

I’ve tested dozens of Apple CarPlay apps, but I keep coming back to these 3 — and you should too

There are so many apps supported by Apple CarPlay, but there are only three apps you really need to be using. Here's what they are.

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Activision explains why Warzone Ranked has more cheating problems than BO7 in Season 2

BR fans are questioning the promised anti-cheat upgrades.

TechRadar

Barely any Microsoft 365 users are actually paying for Copilot - despite Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella claiming it is 'a true daily habit.'

Microsoft claims rapid Copilot growth, yet only 3.3% of Microsoft 365 users pay, which raises questions over long-term AI investment returns.

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Allumeria Steam demo reinstated after Microsoft's DMCA over Minecraft-related “infringement” is rescinded [UPDATE]

Allumeria’s Steam demo has been removed after Microsoft filed a DMCA claim alleging infringement related to Minecraft.

Windows Central

Microsoft might be getting U.S. tariff exemptions on chips supplied by TSMC — potentially dramatically lowering costs

One of the biggest problems facing Microsoft's capex pertains to chip tariffs, and the U.S. might finally be waking up to the self-inflicted pain it's causing.

PC Gamer

Microsoft has revoked the DMCA takedown that forced an indie Minecraft-like off Steam

Microsoft claimed the indie game uses "Minecraft content."

TechRadar

'As adoption grows, confidence in safeguards must rise with it': Microsoft reveals new tool which can track backdoors in LLMs - and it's hoping this will restore trust in AI across the world

Microsoft introduced a scanner that detects poisoned open-weight language models by analyzing attention behavior, memorization leaks, and trigger flexibility.

Operation Sports

Xbox PC App Update Brings Classic Console Dashboard Sounds

Xbox is trying to make its counterparts more uniform.

Fortune

AI agents aren't eating SaaS—they're using it

Everyone wants to own the AI agent platform for enterprises. Not everyone can.

TechRadar

Microsoft researchers crack AI guardrails with a single prompt

A single prompt can shift a model's safety behavior, with ongoing prompts potentially fully eroding it.

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